Zooma
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Zooma is a 1999 instrumental rock album by former Led Zeppelin bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and is his first solo album.
It showcases his acoustic abilities along with his composing abilities. Several tracks contain orchestral arrangements, the most notable being "Snake Eyes." This album illustrates Jones's unique composition style, in which he takes a theme or simple melody, and repeats it and builds on it, often with tension-inducing arrangements.
Zooma contains one organ solo by Jones (on "Snake Eyes"), which also contains an excellent orchestra arrangement. He uses his triple-necked guitar often, and also plays a wide assortment of instruments (including bass guitar, of course.) There is an excellent and technically astounding mandola solo in "The Smile of Your Shadow".
It is often debated whether this album sounds similar to the music of Led Zeppelin. While it is generally agreed that "Nosumi Blues" sounds the most "Zeppelin-esque," when posed with the question of whether or not the album sounds Zeppelin influenced, John Paul Jones replied "Well, wasn't Led Zeppelin John Paul Jones influenced?"
Track listing
- "Zooma" - 5:52
- "Grind" - 5:20
- "The Smile of Your Shadow" - 5:50
- "Goose" - 4:58
- "Bass 'N' Drums" - 2:32
- "B. Fingers" - 5:26
- "Snake Eyes" - 7:32
- "Nosumi Blues" - 5:48
- "Tidal" - 4:20
Personnel
- John Paul Jones - 4 string bass, 10 string bass, electric mandola, Kyma, bass lap steel, guitars, organ,
- Pete Thomas - Drums
- Paul Leary - guitar
- Trey Gunn - touch guitar
- Denny Fongheiser - djembe, drums
- Stuart Sullivan - Recording engineer
- Richard Evans - Recording engineer
- Brian Foraker - Recording engineer
- Geoff Foster - Recording engineer
See also
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